InfoQMay 7

DuckDB Labs released #DuckLake 1.0 - a data lake format that stores table metadata in a SQL database, rather than spreading it across object storage files.

Key features:
• catalog-stored small updates
• improved sorting and partitioning
• compatibility with Iceberg-style data features

Learn more ⇨ https://bit.ly/48PsPIS

#InfoQ #DuckDB #ApacheIceberg #AI #DataLake #DataStorage

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Apr 29

Battle of Duck Lake – First Clash (Mar 26, 1885)

On March 26, 1885, the Métis militia under Gabriel Dumont ambushed North-West Mounted Police and volunteers at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. The Métis won, inflicting 12 deaths and marking the start of open conflict in the North-West Rebellion. 🇨🇦 #NorthWestRebellion #Métis #DuckLake #Canada #Colonization

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Duck_Lake

Data QuineApr 17

People look at me funny If I say I get excited by things like this 😊

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/16/duckdb_uses_rdbms_lakehouse/

#DuckLake #Lakehouse #Data

DuckDB uses RDBMS to attack classic 'small changes' problem in lakehouses

: Batching teensy changes in chunks creates massive performance boost, DuckDB Labs team claims

The Register
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Apr 5

Battle of Duck Lake – First Clash (Mar 26, 1885)

On March 26, 1885, the Métis militia under Gabriel Dumont ambushed North-West Mounted Police and volunteers at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. The Métis won, inflicting 12 deaths and marking the start of open conflict in the North-West Rebellion. 🇨🇦 #NorthWestRebellion #Métis #DuckLake #Canada #Colonization

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Duck_Lake

Data QuineApr 3

Data Inlining in DuckLake: Unlocking Streaming for Data Lakes – DuckLake
https://ducklake.select/2026/04/02/data-inlining-in-ducklake/

#DuckLake #DataEngineering

Data Inlining in DuckLake: Unlocking Streaming for Data Lakes

DuckLake’s data inlining stores small updates directly in the catalog, eliminating the “small files problem” and making continuous streaming into data lakes practical. Our benchmark shows 926× faster queries and 105× faster ingestion when compared to Iceberg.

DuckLake
Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada [Unofficial]Apr 2

No bids received for Saskatchewan town naming rights

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11757113/duck-lake-not-renaming/

CBC ManitobaApr 2
No companies bid on chance to buy naming rights Sask. town with connections to Louis Riel
On Tuesday, the deadline passed for the town northeast of Saskatoon to accept sealed bids from businesses interested in taking over its name. The minimum acceptable bid was $10 million.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/no-companies-bid-on-chance-to-buy-naming-rights-for-duck-lake-sask-9.7150502?cmp=rss
CBC SaskatchewanApr 1
No companies bid on chance to buy naming rights for Duck Lake, Sask.
On Tuesday, the deadline passed for the town northeast of Saskatoon to accept sealed bids from businesses interested in taking over its name. The minimum acceptable bid was $10 million.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/no-companies-bid-on-chance-to-buy-naming-rights-for-duck-lake-sask-9.7150502?cmp=rss
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Mar 25

Battle of Duck Lake – First Clash (Mar 26, 1885)

On March 26, 1885, the Métis militia under Gabriel Dumont ambushed North-West Mounted Police and volunteers at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. The Métis won, inflicting 12 deaths and marking the start of open conflict in the North-West Rebellion. 🇨🇦 #NorthWestRebellion #Métis #DuckLake #Canada #Colonization

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Duck_Lake

CBC SaskatchewanMar 17
Sask. town still waiting for someone to cough up $10M to rename community
There's been zero bids for the right to rename Duck Lake, Sask. The deadline is March 31. The goal of the sale is to bring in new revenue to pay for things like water infrastructure and road repairs.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7131254?cmp=rss